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McCracken County Fair Flower Show
2007
"America the
Beautiful"
A Standard Flower Show
June 25-29, 2007
Floral Hall,
Carson Park Fairgrounds, Paducah
Open for viewing 5:30 - 9:00 p.m. daily
$2.00 general admission to McCracken County Fair is required
Participating clubs and organizations:
Purchase Area Master Gardeners
and
Open Gate Garden Club of Paducah
Member, The Garden Club of Kentucky, Inc., Audubon District
National Garden Clubs, Inc., South Atlantic Region
Sally Wilkins – General Chair
Pam Wahl & Sally Wilkins - Schedule Chair/Committee
Dr. Aaron Beals & Chuck Wahl – Horticulture Co-Chairs
Carolyn Roof & Pam Wahl – Design Co-Chairs
Doris Dodson – Judges Chair
Jim Petcoff - Staging Chair
Phyllis Petcoff – Publicity Chair
President, Purchase Area Master Gardeners - Phyllis Petcoff
President, Open Gate Garden Club of Paducah - Carolyn Roof
General Rules
The Flower Show is staged in Floral Hall,
Carson Park Fair Grounds in Paducah, Kentucky, June 25-30, 2007. Exhibits will
be accepted as indicated at the heading of each division. The show is open to
the public for viewing Monday through Saturday, 5:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. A $2.00 general
admission ticket to the Fair is required to view the show. There is no fee
for entering the Horticulture or Design Divisions.
Eligibility
Adult and Youth Divisions are open to all
McCracken County residents, Purchase Area Master Gardeners and McCracken County
Extension Homemakers. FFA, DECA, FCCLA and 4-H members must be certified by
their Advisors or Extension Leaders to be eligible to enter. Youth sections are
open to exhibitor ages 5 years to 17 years. Entries will close promptly
at specified times. Late entries will not be judged but may be included for
display.
Removal
Any exhibits or ribbons not removed at the proper time
indicated for each show will be disposed of unless other arrangements have been
made with the Chairs. Ribbons and premium monies will be forfeited if not
picked up at the designated time.
Responsibility
The McCracken County Fair will not be responsible
for loss or damage to exhibits or personal property of exhibitor, but will
exercise the utmost care for the protection of all exhibits.
Judging
Judging is by nationally accredited Flower
Show Judges, accredited Society Judges and/or Horticulture Experts.
Please refer additional
questions to the McCracken County Extension Office, 554-9520.
IN ORDER THAT EXHIBITIONS MAY
OPEN PROMPTLY, ALL EXHIBITORS MUST LEAVE THE EXHIBITION FLOOR AS SOON AS THEIR
EXHIBIT IS PLACED AND REMAIN OFF THE FLOOR UNTIL JUDGING IS COMPLETED.
DIVISION I
Horticulture Division
Horticulture exhibits
shall be received between 8:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. Monday, June 25.
Entry cards are available at
day of registration.
All specimens must be correctly named with binomial name. Common name may
be added.
Exhibitors are responsible for obtaining the binomial name of their entries
PRIOR to bringing them to the show.
All horticulture specimens must be fresh plant material grown by the exhibitor
and in the exhibitor's possession for no fewer than 90 days.
ALL ENTRIES MUST BE CLERKED
IN BY 11:30 a.m.
Judging begins at 1:00 p.m.
Cut Plant Material, Container Plants and
Hanging Baskets must be removed Thursday, June 28, between 8:30 a.m. and 10:00
a.m. If not picked up, they will be discarded unless other arrangements
have been made with the Chairs.
Prizes in Horticulture, both for adult and
youth, shall be awarded on the Danish System (judged against perfection) using
Blue, Red and White Ribbons. Premium money will be distributed as follows:
Blue Ribbon: $6.00; Red Ribbon, $4.00; and White Ribbon, $2.00. Ribbons
and premium monies will be distributed Monday, July 2, between 7:30 a.m. and
10:30 a.m. Premiums will be forfeited if not picked up at the designated time.
Sweepstakes - $15.00
Purple Rosette Ribbon
Sweepstakes will be awarded in Horticulture/Adult classes only to the exhibitor
receiving the most blue ribbons for entries submitted on Monday only.
Best of Show - $15.00 Blue
Rosette Ribbon
Best of Show will be awarded in
Horticulture/Container Plants and Hanging Baskets and Horticulture/Cut Plant
Material in Adult classes only. Only entries submitted on Monday are
eligible for Best of Show consideration.
Grooming Tables
Tables
will be set up on the exhibition floor while entries are being accepted. The
Horticulture Committee will supply bottles and water for cut plant material.
Exhibitors must supply their wedging material of choice.
All horticulture specimens must be fresh plant
material grown by the exhibitor a minimum of 90 days. Container-grown
plants must have been in exhibitor’s possession at least 90 days, except for
multiple plantings, which must have been in exhibitor’s possession at least six
weeks. Cut plant material must be
of the appropriate length for the variety. All plant material shall be in
a clean container (where applicable) and disease and pest free. All
specimens must be named, giving genus and species, when these are not already in
schedule: Variety/cultivar added when available; common name may be added
Exhibitors shall not display cut plant specimens with foliage below water level.
All Container Plants and Hanging Baskets must have a saucer under them.
Double potting (placing pot with drainage hole inside another, e.g. jardinière)
is permitted. Exhibits shall consist of one (1) plant per container,
except Hanging Baskets with one or more plants, one variety. Exhibits may
be either foliage plants or flowering plants. Hanging Baskets must be
light enough in weight for display on ceiling hooks or overhead pole. Entries failing to
satisfy these requirements will not be judged as horticulture but may be
displayed.
Entries will be judged on the following:
Cultural perfection; Conditioning and Grooming; Distinction; and Correct,
complete name, neatly written.
Exhibitors are limited to
one (1) entry per class.
Exhibitors are limited to
a total of 15 entries in following Horticulture Section.
Each class may be subdivided into container
(A) and Hanging Basket (B)
1. Spider
Plant
2. Dracaena
3. Bamboo & Grasslike Plants
4. Begonia
5. Geranium
6. Fuchsia
7. Venus Fly-trap
8. Fern
9. Ficus
10. African Violet
11. Impatiens
12. Palm
13. Peperomia
14. Cacti & Succulents
15. Herbs
16. Any other plant not listed above
Cut Plant Material
One stem per container
Annuals
17. Zinnia
18. Coleus
19. Marigold
20. Impatiens
21. Cosmos
22. Begonia
23. Nicotiana
24. Lantana
25. Sunflower
26. Any other annual not listed above
Herbs
27. Basil
28. Sage
29. Parsley
30. Thyme
31. Rosemary
32. Lavender
33. Oregano
34. Scented Geranium
35. Mint
36. Foxglove
37. Lamb's Ear
38. Lemon Balm
39. Calendula
40. Bay
41. Coriander
42. Yarrow
43. Any other herb not listed above
Perennials
44. Coreopsis
45. Daisy
46. Liatris
47. Coneflower
48. Verbena
49. Phlox
50. Any other perennial not listed above
Roses
51. Species - those found
growing in the wild
52. Old Garden Rose - those grown before 1867
53. Hybrid Tea
54. Polyanthas
55. Floribunda
56. Grandiflora
57. Shrub Rose
58. Miniature
59. Climbing
60. Any other rose not listed above
Native Wildflowers
61. Spiderwort
62. Queen Anne's Lace
63. Butterfly Weed
64. Rudbeckia
65. Goat's Beard
66. Cardinal Flower
67. Baptisia
68. Solomon's Seal
69. Phlox
70. Bee Balm
71. Wild Petunia
72. Skullcap
73. Leather-flower
74. Purple Coneflower
75. Any other native wildflower not listed above
Trees & Shrubs
76. Broadleaf Evergreen Tree
77. Broadleaf Evergreen Shrub
78. Needled Evergreen Tree
79. Needled Evergreen Shrub
80. Deciduous Tree
81. Deciduous Shrub
Vines
82. Trumpet Vine
83. Clematis
84. Grape
85. Hyacinth Bean
86. Honeysuckle
87. Sweet Pea
88. Wisteria
89. Climbing Hydrangea
90. Silver Lace Vine
91. Morning Glory
92. Any other vine not listed above
Bulbs, Corms and Tubers
93. Iris
94. Gladiolus
95. Calla Lily
96. Allium
97. Crocosmia
98. Dahlia
99. Caladium
100. Asiatic Lily
101. Oriental Lily
102. Begonia
103. Daylily
104. Any other bulb, corm or tuber not listed above
The following horticulture
exhibits will be accepted THURSDAY, JUNE 28, and will be judged according to
National Garden Club Standard System of Awarding.
Exhibitor may make more than
one entry per class or sub-class if each is a different genus, species,
variety/cultivar, type, size, or color. Exhibitors are limited to 15
horticulture entries. All
horticulture must be grown by the exhibitor for a minimum of 90 days.
Blue Ribbon 1st
place - $8.00; Red Ribbon 2nd place - $6.00; Yellow Ribbon 3rd
place - $4.00; and White Ribbon - Honorable Mention - $2.00.
Container and Cut Plant
Material
105. Ferns
a.
Frond
b.
Container-grown
106. Grasses - entry not to exceed 5' in height
a.
Blade
b.
Plume
107. Ivies
a. Cut
specimen
b.
Container-grown
108. Hosta
a.
Cut specimen
b.
Container-grown
109. Orchids - Container only
Special Exhibits
Anyone interested in setting up
an educational display should contact the McCracken County Extension Office at
554-9520 to reserve space. These do not qualify for prize money and are for
educational purposes only.
DIVISION II
Design Division
Flower Arranging is defined
as the art of organizing those Elements of Design with the plant materials and
other components, according to the principles of Design, to attain the following
attributes: beauty, harmony, distinction and expression.
Elements
of Design - Light, Space, Line, Form, Size, Pattern, Texture and Color
Principles of Design - Balance, Proportion, Rhythm, Contrast, Dominance
and Scale
1. Please read the general rules.
2. Emphasis is on fresh plant material.
3. Some plant material must be used in every exhibit.
4. All designs must be pre-registered. Deadline to
register is June 14th. Call Carolyn Roof at
270/554-4466 or the McCracken County
Extension Office at 270/554-9520.
5. An exhibitor is permitted only one (1) entry per class, but
may enter more than one class.
6. Plant material does not necessarily have to be grown by the
exhibitor.
7. Designs must be the original work of one exhibitor with the
exception of Class III.
8. Design Division should encourage the use of fresh plant
material. Fresh plant material may not be
used if it has been dyed or treated in any
manner other than clipped, stripped, bent, or otherwise
manipulated. Plant material may be
fresh, dried or a combination.
9. Fresh plant material must be in water or conditioned.
10. Any non-perishable food products are also allowed, but
must be sealed if the possibility exists for
attracting insects or producing
undesirable odor.
11. Taxidermal representation from the animal kingdom, e.g.
mammals, birds, fish, etc., is not
permitted in competitive
designs, but other such items that simulate animals or birds, for
example, that are manufactured
or crafted as toys or decorative items are allowed.
12.
The number of exhibits per
class is limited to four unless otherwise specified. Once classes are
filled,
other exhibitors wishing to enter will be placed on an alternate list.
Exhibitors pre-
registering a design must fulfill their commitment.
If designer is unable to fulfill assignment, it is
the designer's responsibility
to find a replacement.
13.
Designs shall be displayed on a
table 30 inches high with space for each exhibit to be 30 inches
wide and 30 inches deep unless otherwise noted. Tables will have white
coverings provided by
Flower Show Committee. Backgrounds,
and background materials, underlays and accessories,
provided by the exhibitor, are permitted unless otherwise
noted. Background tri-fold foam core
boards (36” high x 24” wide) may be
borrowed from the Show Committee.
14.
The official American flag and other national flags
are not permitted to be used within
any
design in a Standard Flower Show. Furthermore, the use of any official national
flag as an
underlay, background, skirting, draping, etc. is also prohibited throughout all
divisions of
the Standard Flower Show.
Designs are judged by the National Garden Clubs,
Inc. System of Awarding. The purpose for the Standard System of Awarding
is to encourage high quality exhibits and to insure fair and objective
evaluation of all exhibits.
Scale of Points for Design
Conformance (to schedule requirements) 20
points
Design (elements organized/Principles of
Design) 42 points
Artistic Concept (in selection and/or
organization) 12 points
Expression (interpretation of class by
exhibitor) 10 points
Distinction (marked superiority in all
aspects) 16 points
Total
100 points
Scale of Points for Functional Table
Conformance to all schedule requirements
20 points
Design (Consideration of
Principles & Elements of Design) 48 points
(Decorative Unit/Floral Design 24)
(Overall
Design 24)
Artistic Concept (Creative selection &
organization of components) 12 points
Expression (Interpretation of class title or
theme through
5 points
component(s) or design element(s))
Distinction Degree of
superiority in all respects
15 points
Total 100
points
“America
the Beautiful”
Adults
– Classes I, II, III, IV a and V
Juniors - Class IV b
Design Classes I, II and V shall be displayed on a table 30 inches high with
space for each exhibit to be 30 inches wide and 30 inches deep.
Class
I For Spacious Skies
Limit 4 entries
Eligible for Designer's Choice Award
Creative Line Design
- Line may be vertical, horizontal,
diagonal or circular,
but line must be dominant.
Class II Waves
of Grain
Limit 4 entries
Eligible for Designer's Choice Award
Traditional Mass Design
- Characterized by use of large quantities
of plant
materials forming a closed silhouette.
Class
III Above the Fruited Plain Limit 4 entries
A Functional Table
- A table exhibit planned and set for actual
service
of food. Staged
on a regular size card table supplied
by the exhibitor. May be
entered by an individual or group.
Class
IV America, America
A small arrangement
not to exceed 8” in all dimensions. May be
Traditional
or Creative. No backgrounds
permitted in this class.
a.
Novice – for
those who have never Limit 6 entries
won a blue ribbon in a
Standard Flower
Show.
Design will be staged on 12" tall riser
provided
by Flower Show Committee.
b.
Junior -
for those 5 years to 17 years
Limit 6 entries
of age.
Staged on a 30" high table.
Class V
From Sea to Shining Sea
Limit 4 entries
Stretch Design
- A creative design in two units, one smaller
than the other,
having a connective/s which extends between
the two units.
Awards
National Garden Club Top Exhibitor Award
Exhibits entered Thursday, June 28 are eligible.
Designer’s Choice Award -
May be awarded to a
First Place exhibit scoring 95 points or more when the designer has had complete
freedom of choice of plant material and other components.
Eligible Classes are I, II, and V.
Award of Horticultural Excellence –
A
division award for the exhibit judged to be the finest in the entire
Horticulture Division.
Sponsor’s Awards
Wahl’s Landscape & Garden Shoppe
- $50.00 premium for
blue ribbon winner - Class III
Wahl’s Landscape & Garden Shoppe - $50.00 premium for
Designer’s Choice Award
Margaret Roof Award - given to blue ribbon winners - both
Novice and Junior - Class IV
DIVISION III
Special Exhibits
Anyone interested in
setting up an educational display should contact the McCracken County Extension
Office at 554-9520 to reserve space. These do not qualify for prize money and
are for educational purposes only.
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